#irs-inflation-adjustments

#irs-inflation-adjustments

Monthly job growth averaged about 15,000 in 2025 and has risen to roughly 70,000 so far in 2026, although the data remains volatile and subject to revision.

The ruling closes a tax 'loophole' that could have cost the government billions of dollars as more employers adopt hybrid work models, with employees working partly or fully from home.

"We're having to cut off projects that we really want to do," said Cox, who lives with his wife in Charleston, South Carolina.

High energy prices are kryptonite for the housing market. Affordability, especially for those first-time home buyers, is now an elusive dream until oil prices come down and interest rates come down.

The resilience of gold above $4,800 per ounce at this stage reflects a delicate and complex balance between traditional supporting factors and emerging pressures-one that cannot be superficially interpreted or reduced to the movement of the dollar alone. It is true that the U.S. dollar's retreat from its recent peaks, after failing to sustain its recovery momentum from a four-year low, provided gold with a short-term breather and attracted some buyers.